QUILTsocial Issue 14
While exploring and playing with the Brother Luminaire XP1 and the Husqvarna Viking Designer EPIC sewing machines, we're after what is original in quilting ideas. In this issue we show you how to piece fabric using decorative stitches instead of the typical quarter inch seam. We use traditional quilt blocks to make a modern quilt, show you how to use the flip and stitch technique of quilt making, the golden 5 steps to add a flange to a binding to give the quilt edge some pop of color. Many free patterns and inspiring new quilting ideas!sew
While exploring and playing with the Brother Luminaire XP1 and the Husqvarna Viking Designer EPIC sewing machines, we're after what is original in quilting ideas. In this issue we show you how to piece fabric using decorative stitches instead of the typical quarter inch seam. We use traditional quilt blocks to make a modern quilt, show you how to use the flip and stitch technique of quilt making, the golden 5 steps to add a flange to a binding to give the quilt edge some pop of color. Many free patterns and inspiring new quilting ideas!sew
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Cut a gentle curvy line on one side of the second strip.<br />
‘Almost empty’ screen on the Brother Luminaire<br />
Now comes the fun part! Sew the strips together using<br />
decorative stitches.<br />
With the Brother Luminaire sewing and embroidery<br />
machine you have hundreds of stitches from which to<br />
choose. It’s hard to pick just a few favorites! Here’s a great<br />
video about decorative stitches on the Brother Luminaire<br />
machine that you might like to look at before you<br />
actually start sewing.<br />
It’s a good idea to do a few practice rows of stitching<br />
before working on your strips. I tried out a few stitches,<br />
adjusting both width and length, to see what I liked. It’s<br />
also a good idea to mark down the settings you used<br />
when you find a stitch that you really like. I like using the<br />
“start/stop” button on the front of the machine instead<br />
of the foot pedal, along with a slow stitching speed, for<br />
better control while sewing. I used a variegated thread<br />
to give more interest to the finished pieces.<br />
Nobody likes to run out of bobbin thread partway<br />
through a seam, and it’s even worse if it runs out while<br />
doing decorative stitching! Fortunately, there’s a warning<br />
screen that comes up on the Brother Luminaire with a<br />
little sad faced emoji. In fact, the machine stops sewing<br />
when this screen comes up. If you just have a few more<br />
stitches to sew, you can do that and then the warning<br />
sign comes up again. No excuses now for sewing a<br />
whole seam with no thread in the bobbin!<br />
Strip set sewn together with decorative stitching using the Brother<br />
Luminaire sewing and embroidery machine<br />
<strong>QUILTsocial</strong> | issue <strong>14</strong><br />
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